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CORN PLANTBR.

No. 340,670. PatentedApr. 27, 1886.

N. PEIERS Phulwuxhugnpher. Washington. D,C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN KENOYER, OF MARQITETTE, NEBRASKA.

CORN-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 340,670, dated April 27, 1886.

Application filed September 10, 1885.

thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention combines a device for marking the rows with the planter, and is operatedA by power derived from the rearground-wheels. The operator, seated upon the machine, besides driving the team, easily controls and adjusts the various parts of the machine by means of convenient levers.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the different features of the invention, in which Figure l is a plan view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical side view. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a crosssection on the line y 1/ of Fig. l. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail of the feed-wheel- Fig. 6 is a vertical section of feedspout.

Letters oi' reference are used to denote the parts of the invention, similar letters denoting corresponding parts in the different views.

The letter A indicates the main lframe of the machine, which supports a seat, A', for the operator.

To the frame A is journaled the shaft B, bearing the fixed toothed wheels b b and b and a loose sprocket-wheel, C', having a pawl, if', adapted to engage the teeth in wheel b when the latter hasa forward motion. The ground wheels() C are also on the shaft B, adjacent to the cogwheels b b, which are actua-ted by the ground-wheels by means of the pawls fr? i, pivoted to the said groundwheels and engaging' the teeth ofthe wheels b b in their motion forward. 1

Across the front end of the frame A is a bar, a, on which is a loose sprocket-wheel, a'. Atv tached to the bar a is a lever, e, whose fulcrum is the shank of a caster-wheel, E, which is held in place by suitable guides, e e', on the frame A, and which sustains the weight of the for- Scrinl No. 116,736. (No model.)

` ward part of the machine when the handle of the lever is depressed, the shoes D D of the planter being raised clear from the ground by this means. Pins p p on the lever G hold the lever-handle e in the desired position.

T is the tongue, attached to the hounds d d on the frame A.

I have now described the main frame and runninggear of my planter, from which description it will be seen that it may be readily turned in any direction or be easily impelled forward or backward. I now proceed to describe the marking and planting mechanism.

F is an adjustable frame, fresting upon the main frame A above the feed-shoes D D. The frame F is moved forward or backward by means ofthe lever G. The lower end ofthe lever G is pivoted to a hanger on the frame A, and two rods, gg, connect it with the frame F. The pins p p on this lever are adapted to engage the notches t t on the lever e, by which means it is held in position. A shaft, H, is journaled in the frame F, and extends on each side beyond it. To the ends of this shaft are connected by knuckle-joints the extensions hh, bearing the markers I I. The extensions la. h are held in position by the supports ff, having the guides ff", which allow a vertical motion of the arms. A sprocket-wheel, K, on the shaft H is adapted to engage a belt-chain, c', which passes around the toothed Wheels b and c', by which it is madeto revolve. By means of the pedal-lever P, having the spool r, the chain c is disengaged from the wheel K, when desired.

M M are blocks attached to the side of the frame F, and are furnished with a vertical ,opening` s, through which the grain drops into the spout R, and a slot, s', for the beveled cogwheel n.. The feed-box N rests upon the block M. The bottom of the feed-box consists of a beveled cog-wheel, O, adapted to engage the cogwh'eel a. The wheel O has a grain-hole, o, which at each revolution coincides with the hole s in the block M. A screw-shank holds the wheel O in position. An ordinary cover is provided for the box N.

In the spout R is a slat or strip, v, pivoted near its center. It stands diagonally across the spout, its upper end being pressedagainst the front side of the spout by a spring, rw. A pin, u, on the wheel a. at each revolution IOO strikes the upper end of the slat and forces it back until its lower end has moved sufficiently to allow the grain to drop out into the ground, when it is forced by the spring into its former position.

The par'ts of the marker and feeder are set so that the impressions of the marker and the grain, when dropped, are in alignment.

The frame F is made adjustable, so as to regulate the distance between the rows and to set the markings in line with those already made on commencing a new row.

I am aware that the general form of my planter is not new, and I do not broadly claim such as my invention.

Vhat I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. In combination with a frame, A, and

running-gear, the movable frame F, shaft H, sprocket-wheel K, blocks M M, having the hole sA and slot s', beveled eog-wheela, having a pin, u, a cog-wheel, O, having a hole, o, box N, spout R, having a pivoted strip, e, and spring w, lever G, having pins pp, and chain c', substantially as herein described.

2. In a cornsplanter, the movable frame F, having a shaft, H, sproeketwheel K. jointed arms h h, markers I I, supports ff. having` guides ff. and lever G, having pins p 19, suhstantiallyas described1 In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses. Y Y

BENJAMIN KENOYER.

Witnesses:

J. W. WARD, A. G. JonnsToN. 

